A spokesperson for the White House National Security Council (NSC) said that the United States has not seen any change in the readiness of Russian nuclear forces and continues to monitor the situation. It has been reported CNN.
“We do not see any signs of a change in the readiness of Russia’s nuclear forces, we continue to monitor the situation,” a spokesperson for the NSS said.
According to him, the US sees no reason to change the readiness of its own nuclear forces.
Previously, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haynes take into account It is extremely unlikely that Russia will use nuclear weapons at this stage.
Prior to that, Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, during a briefing does not intend it is advisable to follow the path of nuclear escalation, but not to doubt the determination of the country and to control it. The broadcast was carried out on the YouTube channel of the department.